Definition of nadir in English:

nadir

noun ˈnadɪəˈneɪdɪə

1The lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation.
asking that question was the nadir of my career
Example sentencesExamples
- The power of negative learning is that function of an individual being forced to change and learn by reaching a nadir of despair.
- This night was historic in that there are certain moments in a critic's life when one sinks to a spectacular low, a new nadir.
- He insisted that an international nadir had been reached, and that performances must improve immediately.
- The situation reached its nadir in March after he hurt his shoulder moving luggage.
- Things reached a nadir when his management team (from whom he has subsequently split) sent him to hospital for a psychiatric assessment.
- It reached a pathetic nadir in the quarter-finals of the 2003 World Cup in Melbourne, when South Africa played New Zealand.
- Getting out of that situation was the absolute nadir of my barefaced lying career.
- But just as I had reached the nadir of my despair, I caught a glimpse of a picture up on my wall.
- The party had made little headway since the nadir of 2002.
- It's the absolute nadir of reality tv, and I am addicted.
- You know you've reached a new nadir in cable news when a station invites actors who play investigators on telly to comment on the sniper's tactics.
- The Aussie form touched the nadir against the lowly Indians who almost held them for a draw, which would have denied Australia a place in the final.
- The Welsh are now something close to a rabble, reaching a nadir a week ago with a record 50-10 defeat against a disinterested England, who were firing on a cylinder and a half.
- The performance in Atlanta, when the 304-strong squad won just one gold medal and 15 in total, was a nadir for British sport.
- We reached a nadir in Christmas 1954, which we spent with no gas, electricity or running water in two converted railway wagons on the snow-covered cliffs of Hornsea, on the East Yorkshire coast.
- I think our dual roles reached a nadir one morning when she watched me get out of the bath.
- The crowning nadir was when the professional photographers wrote to me to say that the particular film they used for my ‘official’ photos had been over-exposed and there were no photos.
- Finally you reach the nadir: the flat-pack warehouse, where you struggle alone to get massive boxes off the shelves and stack them on a trolley that goes careening off if you so much as brush against it.
- Once, the prince of misery's career reached such a dramatic nadir one scathing reviewer branded him a ‘boring old drone’.
- He had in fact returned from the nadir of alcoholism and addiction.
Synonyms
the lowest point, the all-time low, the lowest level, low-water mark, the bottom, as low as one can get, rock-bottom, the depths
zero
informal the pits
2Astronomy
The point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer.
〔天文〕天底。ZENITH 的反义词
The opposite of zenith
Example sentencesExamples
- If a planet culminates, sets or is on the nadir at the same time that a star occupies one of the sacred earth-generated angles, then that star walks with that planet.

Origin

Late Middle English (in sense 2): via French from Arabic naẓīr (as-samt) 'opposite (to the zenith)'.

zenith from Late Middle English:
Like its opposite, nadir (Late Middle English), zenith was originally an astronomical term deriving from Arabic, in this case from samt ar-ra's, ‘path over the head’. In astronomy the zenith is the point in the sky immediately above the observer, and also the highest point reached by a particular celestial object, when it is at its zenith. The modern general sense of this developed from the astronomical use in the early 17th century. The nadir is the point in the sky immediately below the observer, and comes from Arabic nazīr, meaning ‘opposite [to the zenith]’. Its general sense, ‘the lowest or most unsuccessful point’, also developed in the early 17th century.

Rhymes

Acadia, Arcadia, stadia

Definition of nadir in US English:

nadir

noun

1The lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization.
最低点；最不幸的时刻
they had reached the nadir of their sufferings
Example sentencesExamples
- In 2001, at the nadir of her fortunes, she met East Coast native Catania when they were double-booked at a Hollywood club.
- From a high of 9.6 per cent, it has steadily declined to reach its nadir in 1999-2000 of 7.1 per cent.
- He believes that the FTSE - 100 index will not sink below the recent nadir of 5179.6 points it reached in March.
- A number of black, middle-class residents never abandoned the storied neighborhood even when it was at its economic nadir, when it was rocked by a devastating epidemic of drugs, crime and neglect.
- However, it went too far, and Sullivan's reputation reached its nadir during the first twenty years of the new century.
- This defeat marked the nadir of imperial fortunes in the later stages of the war.
- In 1997, the company's nadir, it built just six boats.
- The 1932 annual meeting, held at the nadir of the company's fortunes, was even stormier.
- Although Alchemy's history is relatively short, it is not short of examples of successful trawls of companies whose fortunes have reached a nadir.
- Its stock, which had been flat-lining for years, is five times higher than at its nadir in November, 2002, and up 48% since January.
- The decade 1925-35 represented a nadir in the fortunes of the news agency.
- The nadir of British fortunes in the Middle East had been reached.
- The company's most recent analyst meeting took place on April 4-the same day the dot-com devaluation hit its nadir.
- As a result, in the early 1980s, the system had reached its nadir, with tracks throughout the system in such an advanced state of disrepair that trains were forced to move very slowly just to avoid derailing.
- The announcement has come at what may be the nadir of the fortunes of the telecommunications companies.
- Yet 7 years on from that nadir in the club fortunes, Doncaster Rovers are in rude health and aiming for their highest League position since the 1950s.
- Respected and convivial, he was scarcely the man to rejuvenate the party in the nadir of its fortunes, though he did reunite the two wings.
Synonyms
the lowest point, the all-time low, the lowest level, low-water mark, the bottom, as low as one can get, rock-bottom, the depths
1. 1.1Astronomy The point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer.
  〔天文〕天底。ZENITH 的反义词
  The opposite of zenith
  Example sentencesExamples
  If a planet culminates, sets or is on the nadir at the same time that a star occupies one of the sacred earth-generated angles, then that star walks with that planet.

Origin

Late Middle English (in nadir (sense 2 of the noun)): via French from Arabic naẓīr (as-samt) ‘opposite (to the zenith)’.

词汇	nadir
释义	Definition of nadir in English: nadir noun ˈnadɪəˈneɪdɪə 1The lowest or most unsuccessful point in a situation. asking that question was the nadir of my career Example sentencesExamples The power of negative learning is that function of an individual being forced to change and learn by reaching a nadir of despair. This night was historic in that there are certain moments in a critic's life when one sinks to a spectacular low, a new nadir. He insisted that an international nadir had been reached, and that performances must improve immediately. The situation reached its nadir in March after he hurt his shoulder moving luggage. Things reached a nadir when his management team (from whom he has subsequently split) sent him to hospital for a psychiatric assessment. It reached a pathetic nadir in the quarter-finals of the 2003 World Cup in Melbourne, when South Africa played New Zealand. Getting out of that situation was the absolute nadir of my barefaced lying career. But just as I had reached the nadir of my despair, I caught a glimpse of a picture up on my wall. The party had made little headway since the nadir of 2002. It's the absolute nadir of reality tv, and I am addicted. You know you've reached a new nadir in cable news when a station invites actors who play investigators on telly to comment on the sniper's tactics. The Aussie form touched the nadir against the lowly Indians who almost held them for a draw, which would have denied Australia a place in the final. The Welsh are now something close to a rabble, reaching a nadir a week ago with a record 50-10 defeat against a disinterested England, who were firing on a cylinder and a half. The performance in Atlanta, when the 304-strong squad won just one gold medal and 15 in total, was a nadir for British sport. We reached a nadir in Christmas 1954, which we spent with no gas, electricity or running water in two converted railway wagons on the snow-covered cliffs of Hornsea, on the East Yorkshire coast. I think our dual roles reached a nadir one morning when she watched me get out of the bath. The crowning nadir was when the professional photographers wrote to me to say that the particular film they used for my ‘official’ photos had been over-exposed and there were no photos. Finally you reach the nadir: the flat-pack warehouse, where you struggle alone to get massive boxes off the shelves and stack them on a trolley that goes careening off if you so much as brush against it. Once, the prince of misery's career reached such a dramatic nadir one scathing reviewer branded him a ‘boring old drone’. He had in fact returned from the nadir of alcoholism and addiction. Synonyms the lowest point, the all-time low, the lowest level, low-water mark, the bottom, as low as one can get, rock-bottom, the depths zero informal the pits 2Astronomy The point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer. 〔天文〕天底。ZENITH 的反义词 The opposite of zenith Example sentencesExamples If a planet culminates, sets or is on the nadir at the same time that a star occupies one of the sacred earth-generated angles, then that star walks with that planet. Origin Late Middle English (in sense 2): via French from Arabic naẓīr (as-samt) 'opposite (to the zenith)'. zenith from Late Middle English: Like its opposite, nadir (Late Middle English), zenith was originally an astronomical term deriving from Arabic, in this case from samt ar-ra's, ‘path over the head’. In astronomy the zenith is the point in the sky immediately above the observer, and also the highest point reached by a particular celestial object, when it is at its zenith. The modern general sense of this developed from the astronomical use in the early 17th century. The nadir is the point in the sky immediately below the observer, and comes from Arabic nazīr, meaning ‘opposite [to the zenith]’. Its general sense, ‘the lowest or most unsuccessful point’, also developed in the early 17th century. Rhymes Acadia, Arcadia, stadia Definition of nadir in US English: nadir noun 1The lowest point in the fortunes of a person or organization. 最低点；最不幸的时刻 they had reached the nadir of their sufferings Example sentencesExamples In 2001, at the nadir of her fortunes, she met East Coast native Catania when they were double-booked at a Hollywood club. From a high of 9.6 per cent, it has steadily declined to reach its nadir in 1999-2000 of 7.1 per cent. He believes that the FTSE - 100 index will not sink below the recent nadir of 5179.6 points it reached in March. A number of black, middle-class residents never abandoned the storied neighborhood even when it was at its economic nadir, when it was rocked by a devastating epidemic of drugs, crime and neglect. However, it went too far, and Sullivan's reputation reached its nadir during the first twenty years of the new century. This defeat marked the nadir of imperial fortunes in the later stages of the war. In 1997, the company's nadir, it built just six boats. The 1932 annual meeting, held at the nadir of the company's fortunes, was even stormier. Although Alchemy's history is relatively short, it is not short of examples of successful trawls of companies whose fortunes have reached a nadir. Its stock, which had been flat-lining for years, is five times higher than at its nadir in November, 2002, and up 48% since January. The decade 1925-35 represented a nadir in the fortunes of the news agency. The nadir of British fortunes in the Middle East had been reached. The company's most recent analyst meeting took place on April 4-the same day the dot-com devaluation hit its nadir. As a result, in the early 1980s, the system had reached its nadir, with tracks throughout the system in such an advanced state of disrepair that trains were forced to move very slowly just to avoid derailing. The announcement has come at what may be the nadir of the fortunes of the telecommunications companies. Yet 7 years on from that nadir in the club fortunes, Doncaster Rovers are in rude health and aiming for their highest League position since the 1950s. Respected and convivial, he was scarcely the man to rejuvenate the party in the nadir of its fortunes, though he did reunite the two wings. Synonyms the lowest point, the all-time low, the lowest level, low-water mark, the bottom, as low as one can get, rock-bottom, the depths 1.1Astronomy The point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer. 〔天文〕天底。ZENITH 的反义词 The opposite of zenith Example sentencesExamples If a planet culminates, sets or is on the nadir at the same time that a star occupies one of the sacred earth-generated angles, then that star walks with that planet. Origin Late Middle English (in nadir (sense 2 of the noun)): via French from Arabic naẓīr (as-samt) ‘opposite (to the zenith)’.
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